The proposed 20-kilometer Sorsogon-Samar Transport Crossing (SSTC) received a boost after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved P500 million for its feasibility study.
The bridge would connect Matnog, Sorsogon, in Luzon to Allen, Northern Samar, in the Visayas, providing a permanent road link across the San Bernardino Strait.
Eastern Samar Rep. Marcelino Libanan said the project could cut travel time between the two areas to about 20 minutes from roughly two and a half hours by ferry.
The ADB funding will augment the P130 million initially appropriated by Congress, with the feasibility study expected to be bid out in November and completed within 12 months.
The study will assess marine, geological, seismic, environmental, navigation, and extreme-weather conditions to determine the project’s viability.
Source: PhilNews24 | September 28, 2026
P500M ADB GRANT TO FUND LUZON-VISAYAS BRIDGE FEASIBILITY STUDY
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